How to say “give” in Chinese
give (as a gift); see off; deliver
“Give” in Chinese is 送, sòng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
送 is read sòng. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 辶 “walk”.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “送”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 送. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 我送给妈妈一些花。wǒsònggěimāmayìxiēhuāI’m giving Mom some flowers.
- 我送给妈妈一些花2wǒsònggěimāmayìxiēhuāI’m giving Mom some flowers.
- 你送她什么？nǐsòngtāshénmeWhat will you give her?
- 生日快乐！这些花送给你。shēngrìkuàilè,zhèxiēhuāsònggěinǐHappy birthday! These flowers are for you.
- 这是我送给你的礼物。zhèshìwǒsònggěinǐdelǐwùThis is my gift for you.
- 司机把我们送到了宾馆sījībǎwǒmensòngdàolebīnguǎnThe driver took us to the hotel.
More characters by topic — happiness, luck, strength, nature — on the page “Chinese characters with meanings”.
More words from the lesson “Happy birthday!”
Look up another word in the Chinese–English dictionary: in English, in pinyin or in characters.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say “give” in Chinese?
“Give” in Chinese is 送, pinyin sòng.
What does 送 mean?
送 (sòng) means “give (as a gift); see off; deliver”.
How do you write 送?
送 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 送?
送 is read sòng. Tones: sòng — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“give” in the lesson “Happy birthday!”
This word is from the topic “People around you” of HSK 2. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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